25-29 September 2023 in Stellenbosch (South Africa),
Decolonizing the Public Space in Germany and its Former African Colonies: Memory, Civil Society and the Arts
Conveners: PD Dr Cordula Weisskoeppel, Anthropology, University of Bremen, Germany; Prof. Heike Becker, Anthropology, University of the Western Cape, South Africa; Prof. Steven Robins, Anthropology, Stellenbosch University, South Africa. In collaboration with STIAS (Stellenbosch) and Point Sud (Bamako).
18-22 October 2023 in Accra (Ghana),
Securing Land Governance through Digitalization in Francophone and Anglophone Africa
Conveners: PD Dr. Trung Thanh Nguyen, Environment and Development Economics, Leibniz University of Hanover, Germany; Prof. Andrea Behrends, Anthropology, University of Bayreuth, Germany; Dr. Lamine Doumbia, Anthropology, MIASA-IAS University of Ghana-Legon, Ghana; Dr. Peter Narh, Geography, University of Ghana. In collaboration with the Institute of African Studies at the University of Ghana (Legon/Accra) and Point Sud (Bamako).
12-16 December 2023 in Accra (Ghana),
Decolonising Knowledge in the Humanities: African Poetics of the Minor
Conveners: Dr. Eva Ulrike Pirker, Anglophone Literatures/ Literary Translation, HHU Düsseldorf, Germany; Dr. Kwabena Opoku-Agyemang, English Literatures, University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana. In collaboration with the Institute of African Studies at the University of Ghana (Legon/Accra) and Point Sud (Bamako).
January 8-13, 2024 in Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso),
Global Tensions and Dynamics of Creation in West Africa. Development and Reconfigurations of an Artistic Field
Conveners: Dr. Marie-Christin Gabriel, Anthropology, Goethe Institute in Munich, Germany; Prof. Jean-Bernard Ouedraogo, Sociology, CNRS, EHESS, Paris, France; Dr. Jacob Yarabatioula, Sociology, Joseph Ki-Zerbo University, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso; Dr. Sarah Andrieu, Anthropology, University Côte d’Azur, Nice, France; Prof. Sandra Nogry, Educational Psychology, University of Paris 8, France; Bienvenue Bazie, Association of Dancers of Burkina Faso; François Bouda, Director Kifif Festival, Burkina Faso. In collaboration with the INSS-CNRST (Ouagadougou) and Point Sud (Bamako).
20-23 February 2024 in Maputo (Mozambique),
Alternatives to Extractivism: Collaborative Examinations of Divergent Ways of Knowing, Being and Doing in Relation to the (Sub)Surface
Conveners: Prof. Andrea Behrends, Anthropology, University of Bayreuth, Germany; Prof. Carla Braga, Anthropology, University Eduardo Mondlane, Maputo, Mozambique; Dr. Elisio Jossias, Anthropology, University Eduardo Mondlane, Mozambique; Dr. Esther Miedema, International Development Studies, University of Amsterdam, Netherlands; Dr. Angela Kronenburg García, Anthropology, University of Louvain, Belgium; Dr. Evelien de Hoop, STS, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, Netherlands. In collaboration with the University Eduardo Mondlane (Maputo) and Point Sud (Bamako).
3-7 April 2024 in Stellenbosch (South Africa),
Unheard and Unseen Linguistic Landscapes (Oral-linguiscapes): Decolonizing Africa by using Indigenous Languages and Knowledges
Conveners: Dr. Michael M. Kretzer, Geography/African Studies, Ruhr-University Bochum, Germany; Dr. Zvinashe Mamvura, African Studies, Humboldt University Berlin; Dr. Melissa Wanjiru-Mwita, Spatial Planning and Design, Technical University of Kenya; Dr. Dorcas Zuvalinyenga, Linguistics, University of Newcastle, Australia. In collaboration with STIAS (Stellenbosch) and Point Sud (Bamako).